Executive Perspective: Behind the Business

Marc Marlin, managing director at KippsDeSanto, the largest investment bank exclusively focused on the aerospace, defense, and technology sectors. Marc discusses his background, war stories, the intricacies of the market, and his union days.

In this episode we sit down with Bill Wootton, President & Founder, C3 Integrated Solutions, a full-service IT provider that specializes in securing our nation’s Defense Industrial Base through cloud-based solutions and industry leading partners. Bill breaks down what CMMC is, why it's important for contractors and how your firm can get into compliance and the implications if you are not in compliance.

In this episode of Executive Perspective, JD Kathuria sits down with first time author Dan Pelino and his wife, Anne Altman, to talk about the release of his book, Trusted Healers: Paul Grundy and the Global Healthcare Crusade. They discuss the importance of creating a culture of wellness in the United States and the impact that their social impact enterprise, Everything Matters, Inc., is having on the global conversation of access to care for all and emphasized awareness of integrated care models. Both Dan and Anne have been featured in a number of esteemed publications including The Washington Post, Associated Press, Federal Computer Week, Business Week, The New York Times, Washington Technology, Government Computer News, InformationWeek, and Fox Business, among others. Pelino and Altman highlight the potential impact of social media in the future of healthcare and share why access to healthcare and education are the first steps in treating everyone like they matter.

In this episode, Amanda Ziadeh sits down with Jonathan Scholl, president of the Health Group at Leidos, as he explains how he leads thousands of employees providing Health IT services and solutions to defense agencies, and how his path from the U.S. Naval Academy led him there. Scholl shares his experiences stationed on a submarine at the end of the Cold War; how the marriage between his engineering education, Naval career and MBA forged a path to industry and the healthcare services; and why he feels so passionate about the work he does now serving and standing up solutions for DOD and VA customers. Plus, hear about how he built and sold an airplane -- a hobby he calls his zen.

In this segment, Doug Russell sits down with Steve Orrin Federal CTO of Intel Corporation to discuss all things AI. Orrin touches on the all-encompassing nature of new AI executive order, the importance of collaboration in artificial intelligence between government, university researchers, and industry. What are the key areas in which AI is being applied today? What are the challenges faced by the government in adopting these strategies? Find out on this episode of Executive Perspective.